SouthamptonNew Brunswick

Renting in Southampton costs 14% of household income, less than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns

88% of households own their home, close to New Brunswick’s towns (86%) and above Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 7% of households, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Trips to work from Southampton take longer than from New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 31 min on average

By car: that was how 97% of commuters travelled at the census.

On health, Southampton falls short of 86% of Canadian towns

Smoking is commoner than in the province: 15% of adults, against 14% for New Brunswick. Age-standardised, 45% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, higher than New Brunswick’s towns (43%) yet lower than Canadian towns (52%). A baby born in the region can expect 80.1 years, 81.9 for a girl and 78.2 for a boy (2022/2024). For Southampton itself, the measure is access: 33 km to the nearest hospital on average, with 100% of homes beyond 30 km. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Zone 3 (Fredericton area) as a whole, not for Southampton alone.

Around Southampton, 17% of tested homes have radon above the guideline

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Southampton as in most places, at $0.039 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No one has filed a flood map for Southampton on the national inventory. Southampton doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Region 3 health region.

Southampton earns a C for safety

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Southampton · Measured across the Nackawic detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 82 over 2023–25, above New Brunswick’s towns (73) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Violence across its police area runs at 14.5 per 1,000 residents a year.

Winter nights bite in Southampton: January lows of −15.3°C, colder than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns

The year’s precipitation totals 1,161 mm, near New Brunswick’s towns (1,121 mm) and higher than Canadian towns (883 mm). Frost usually lifts by 18 May and returns around 22 September: 126 days without it. January is the snowiest month, with 69 cm on average. December is the wettest month, with 115 mm of rain and snow on average.

Older than 86% of Canadian towns: half of Southampton is over 50.4

Visible minorities make up 1% of the population, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. Over-65s are 25% of the population.

In and around Southampton, 3 schools: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

Teenagers have 7.4 km to go to the closest secondary school, above both New Brunswick’s towns (4.5 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Young children have 7.2 km to the nearest elementary school, above New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

A normal November in Southampton runs from −3°C to 5°C

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −2°C and lows near −10°C. In November, the normal is 101 mm of rain and snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 25°C by day and January coldest at −15°C by night. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Woodstock forecast, on the Weather page.

Southampton sends Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Tobique—Mactaquac

Without an open map of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Southampton is in.

The nearest public library to Southampton is L. P. Fisher Public Library, 25 km away

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30 public protected areas lie within 10 km of Southampton

A provincial park, Mactaquac Provincial Park, lies 22 km away. The largest named area nearby is 4002600, 1,590 ha, 6.9 km away. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 5.6% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Within 100 km there is no national park.